Container



Jan. 9, 1923.

. 1,441,286. J. H- KILLION.

CONTAINER.

FILED 1AN.23, 1920. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

l. H. KILLION.

CONTAINER.

FILED 1AN.23,1920.

Jan. 9, 1923. i

2 SHEETS-SHEET Z.

.ionnv n. KILLro'N, or CHICAGo, ILLiNoIsyAssIGNontTo sen-An L. a.Kinnion, ,on l

. CHICAGO,

ILLrnoIs.

consentita. i

Applcationfled january 23, 192,0. Serial o.

Toallwhomfitnay'concern: Y Be vit known that l, loi-1N H. KiLLroN, acitizen ofthe United States, and a resident of the cityfof Chicagdcountyof Cocina-nd State olf illinois, have invented' V certain new vanduseful improvements in Containers, ot `which the following isaspecitication.

` My invention relates to new` and useful improvements in containers,and has forr its object the provision of' afgontainer, which will besimple in structure, yeconomicalin manufacture, and highly efficient inuse. j Another object is the provision of a container especially adaptedfor berries and the like, having the sidewalls thereof formed Vfrom a'continuous` strip. f

Another object isthe provisionin a contemer, having continuous` r sidewalls of means forsecuring the side wallsin operative position. VAnotherobject 1s the provision in a lcontainer having continuous side wallsotsupporting i means therefor, which may be quickly assembled thereon.

Another object is the. provision oi a co'nltainer which may be quicklyand easilyassembled for use. y

` Other objects will appear hereinafter.

TheV invention consists in the Combina.- tions anda-rrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed. f

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings I' forming a part ofthissp'ecification, and in Vvwhich, I Fig.1,y

illustrating' the supporting `members shown in Fig' 27 y i y Fig. 2, isa perspective'view of a supporting device used in the inwfention,

Fig. 3, lis a perspective viewoi 'the invention illustrating a squarecontainer,

Fig. 4, is a perspective view "of the' invention illustrating "a'cylindrical container,

Fig. 5, is a side elevational."view of the device shown in Fig. 4, Fig.6,`is a ragmentarysectional view of the device shown in Fig. 5,illustrating a vsupporting member,v f

Fig. 7, is a fragmentary sectional view illustratinga modified form yofthe supportinfr member, and f Fig. 8, is a perspective view of thesupporting member used in the invention.

. The invention embracesv a container espeis aragmentary sectional viewf muy adapted fol-1 packing berries' and the like thi-,regiment owing tothe nature of the container, the same may be used for amultiplicity 'oflpurposes suchv as boxes or 'containers Vof this class' are adapted for.,es

' illustrated' in 4, 5 and t, the side walls 10 of t liefcontainerl arecylindrically foiined from `one continuous strip :which may' be i;tormedfof anyy suitable material, although.A preferably cardboard. rAsshown inthe drawings, the ysidefwalls 10 are provided "withpleri'oration's 11" which are'designed to 'afford means off Ventilating`material "conjtained 1n theboX; The sidewalls 10,3vhen v in assembledyor operative position, Voverlap y'as at 16 and a `clamping membe'rlQ lisemployed'to' retain the ends of the member-` 1) comprisesfa main bodyportion, the "lower-f end of which is inclined 'upwardlyfrela-f 'inoverlapping position."` The member 1Q to form a portion 14, whic'lifliesin close f relation to the main body portion; The memberlQ is formedfromso-me flat sprin metal andthe'spa'ce separating the main Abodyportion andthe portion 14 is lessthan the widthof the.materialwhichforms the side walls of 'the containenso that upon` thrusting the lower,edge loi' the side walls'v downwardly between the portion `14;andthemain body portion,'the member" 13 flexed outwardly from the mainbody portion, so that the'low'er edgeofthe walls 1() are securelyclamped between the m ember 14and the main body portion'. yThe upper end15 ofthe member `12 is desitogned vto be bentdovvnwardly vover theup/peredge 'of the side walls 'ofthe' container, thereby preventing thedisplacement of the memberf12 from the; `s'id e walls 10,r As'shown'inFig; 6, the member 12serves as a supporting member for thecontainer, the extreme' lower end of the member yengaging,the surfaceofthe object upon which rthe containenm'ay be placed.

Upon placing the members 12v uponlthe l side walls of the containery andpreviously to the bending of the ends 15 so as to ,en-

gagethe upper edge thereof, .aperforated bottoniv 17 is placed withinthe container,

and as shown in Fig. 6, the bottom 17 rests upon the portion 14 and ispositioned above the lower edge of the side 'walls` The perforationofthefsidefwalls and of the bot- 110 `ber would not then be perforated.

tom members affords a means for ventilating `the goods contained withinthe container or boX, but it is obvious that when the container is usedfor some articles, it would be desired to eliminate this feature, sothat the side walls and the bottom memlVhen using the container as aberry bozn'how ever, the perforated side walls and bott-om arepreferred.

lin F ig. 3, l have illustrated asquare container embodying the featuresof my invention. The side walls 1S are formed of one continuous strip,which overlap as at 19. rl"lie side walls are retained in theirloverlapping position in the saine manner as already described Yand themembers l2 are positioned around the sides for the purpose of providingsupporting members and abutments for the bottom. In ligsj and 2, l haveillustrated a modified form of supporting the container which comprisesupright members 2() doubled upon themselves at their lower end at. 2l,the doubled over portion 21 being again turned to form a horizontallyextending portion 22 which is twice doubled upon itself to form an as at23 and continuing in a horizontal direction to form the member 24. Fourof these upright members are provided, the horizontally extendingportions of which are at right angles to each other, each being bent inthe manner described in an overlapping position. rlhe side walls arepositioned upon the supporting frame in an overlapping conl dition, andthe lower edges thereof engage between the portion 2l and the lower endof the portion 20, so as tobe securely clamped therein. The bottom isthen positioned in the container and supported by the members 22 and 24,and the upper ends ofthe members 2O doubled over, as already described.

In F ig. 7, l have illustrated a modified form of a supporting member,in which the upper end of the memberl2 is provided with a slit 25 so asto form two parts. One of the parts 26 is bent downwardlyover the upperedge of the side wall and thenroutwardly therefrom to form a.horizontally extending supporting portion 27. Upon this portion 27, acover 29 is positioned and the other portion` 28 of the member l2 is`then bent downwardly so as to. retain the same in position upon theportion 27.

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As is evident from the structure of the container, the side walls,bottom, and the supporting lmembers may be seperately pac-hed togetherfor shipping and a container readily formed upon assembling the parts'inthe manner already described. TWith a vcontainer of this constructionvery little space is required for'the storing of same, when in theknocked down forni and very 'little time is required in assembling thedifferent parts to form an operative construction.

VVhile have illustrated and described thepreferred form of constructionfor carrying my invention into ei'ect, this is capable of variation andmodification without departing from the spiritof the invention.. l,therefore, do Anot wish to be limited to the precise details of theconstruction set forth, but desire to avail myselfy of such variationsand modifications as come wit-hin the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent. is

l. A container of the class described comprising side walls formed fromacontinuous strip; a loosely positioned bottom member; and a bottom restformed from a single strip of material, the opposite ends of which beingbent downwardly substantially at right angles and then back upon itselfforming supports, and extending upwardly against the adjacent side wall,substantially 'as de scribed.

2. A container of the class described comprising side walls formed froma continuous strip; a, loosely positioned bottom member; and a bottomrest formed from a plurality of metallic strips each of ywhich beingfolded centrally upon itselfy forming an S-shape and positionedrsubstantially at right angles with respect to each other, the oppositeends of each of said strips being bent downwardly substantially at rightangles and then back upon itself, forming' supports, and extendingupwardly against the adjacent side wall, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this yspecification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

.Tomir H. KiLLioN.

Witnesses: JOSHUA R. H. Porre, Ross K. Tnre.

